Ask TracyFood: should I freak out about genetically modified foods? 10 March 2010 11:05 pm
Posted by Tracy in : GMOs, Marion Nestle, agriculture, books, economics, environment, food safety, food snobbery, friends, geekery, health, history, politics, science, sustainability , CommentsSo I got a message from the splendiferous Ms. Lara earlier today:
Hey, Tracy! Someone on FB is arguing that GM crops are categorically horrible and bad and whatnot. Can you send me some informative links to help educate her (and myself!)? (I seem to recall you linked to an article about the death of an agriculturalist who saved millions of lives with his crops, so of course I thought of you…)
Many thanks to my favorite foodie!!
-L
Well. How could I resist the chance to go all run-on sentence on that? (more…)
Quick Hit: Point of Order! 3 March 2010 2:44 pm
Posted by Tracy in : consumerism, convenience, eating, economics, food snobbery, geekery, health, news, nutrition, politics , CommentsToday, several news sources I follow are all about a new study comparing the effects of “junk” food taxes and subsidies on healthier food which concluded that the former is better at encouraging people to buy more “healthy” stuff. If this story goes away in less than a week, I will be very surprised, so I’m going to be watching it if only to see how long it persists, and hey, look at me responding to news in a timely manner for a change, woo!
That said, my one-word response to this study story is: AUGH. (more…)
Monkey Monday: catching up. 17 November 2008 1:51 pm
Posted by Tracy in : Marion Nestle, baking, books, consumerism, economics, events, fast food, food snobbery, geekery, meta, news, nyc, politics, recipes, school , CommentsSo I missed a few posts at the end of last week because it was Penny’s birthday and cake was more fun and distracting than writing here. (I did eventually finish entries for Thursday and Friday, so check those out when you get a chance. Also, I rewrote What is Tracy Food? just a little bit.) Quick summary of the rest of this entry: more baked goods, food news stories and commentary, a little school update, and my plans for additional food geeking this week. (more…)
